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| 11.9.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | CA 212/1 |
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11.9.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

CA 212/1

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EUROSTAT

EUROSTAT

Publication of a vacancy for a Director-General — Chief Statistician of the European Union (Grade AD 15) (Article 29(2) of the Staff Regulations)

COM/2007/10053

(2007/C 212 A/01)

We are

Eurostat is a Directorate-General of the European Commission. Its mission is to provide the European Union with a high quality statistical information service. It serves the European Institutions, the European Central Bank, the Member States, the financial markets, the business community, the media and the general public. Eurostat coordinates the European Statistical System (ESS) with the objective of providing comparable statistics at EU level. It is responsible for proposing all EU statistical legislation. Eurostat also coordinates the improvement of statistical systems in candidate countries and in the wider international community. Under the authority of the responsible Commissioner, the Director-General is in charge of providing overall strategic guidance and management. The offices of Eurostat are located in Luxembourg.

The Directorate-General has a staff of approximately 870 people (including non-permanent staff and trainees) and an overall operational budget (own budget and budget subdelegated from other Directorates-General) of approximately EUR 96 million.

We propose

The principal tasks of the Chief Statistician are:

| — | to formulate and implement the objectives of the mission statement and work programmes of Eurostat, |
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to formulate and implement the objectives of the mission statement and work programmes of Eurostat,

| — | to assist the development of the European Statistical System and its integration in the global statistical system, |
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to assist the development of the European Statistical System and its integration in the global statistical system,

| — | to guarantee the implementation of the European Statistics Code of Practice, |
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to guarantee the implementation of the European Statistics Code of Practice,

| — | to improve the programming and evaluation of statistical products and services in support of European Union policies, in particular with respect to simplification and reduction of the burden of regulation, |
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to improve the programming and evaluation of statistical products and services in support of European Union policies, in particular with respect to simplification and reduction of the burden of regulation,

| — | to ensure the implementation of high quality standards, |
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to ensure the implementation of high quality standards,

| — | to communicate with the major partners of Eurostat, to enhance Eurostat's understanding of user needs and ensure its effectiveness and efficiency, |
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to communicate with the major partners of Eurostat, to enhance Eurostat's understanding of user needs and ensure its effectiveness and efficiency,

| — | to ensure that Eurostat cooperates closely on statistical matters with international organisations (UN, IMF, OECD, etc.) and non-EU countries (EEA, candidate countries). |
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to ensure that Eurostat cooperates closely on statistical matters with international organisations (UN, IMF, OECD, etc.) and non-EU countries (EEA, candidate countries).

We look for

Candidates should demonstrate:

| — | very good knowledge and experience of the workings of the European Institutions, EU policies and programmes, preferably in a field or fields relevant to the mission of Eurostat, |
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very good knowledge and experience of the workings of the European Institutions, EU policies and programmes, preferably in a field or fields relevant to the mission of Eurostat,

| — | proven capacity to lead and manage a large organisation, at strategic and internal management levels, |
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proven capacity to lead and manage a large organisation, at strategic and internal management levels,

| — | proven capacity to take a leading role in international fora, |
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proven capacity to take a leading role in international fora,

| — | capacity to communicate in public and build good working relationships with all stakeholders, |
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capacity to communicate in public and build good working relationships with all stakeholders,

| — | a very high standard of use of English, the principal language of the European Statistical System. |
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a very high standard of use of English, the principal language of the European Statistical System.

Applicants must

| 1. | Be a national of one of a European Union Member State; |
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Be a national of one of a European Union Member State;

| 2. | Hold a university degree that gives access to undertake doctoral studies; |
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Hold a university degree that gives access to undertake doctoral studies;

| 3. | Have at least 15 years' postgraduate professional experience at a level to which the qualifications referred to above give admission; at least 5 years of that professional experience must have been gained at high management level; |
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Have at least 15 years' postgraduate professional experience at a level to which the qualifications referred to above give admission; at least 5 years of that professional experience must have been gained at high management level;

| 4. | Have a thorough knowledge of one of the EU official languages and an adequate knowledge of another of these languages. Candidates should note that the selection procedures will be carried out in English, French or German only; |
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Have a thorough knowledge of one of the EU official languages and an adequate knowledge of another of these languages. Candidates should note that the selection procedures will be carried out in English, French or German only;

The Director-General (Chief Statistician of the European Union) will be selected and appointed by the Commission according to its selection and recruitment procedures. Salaries and conditions of employment are those laid down in the Staff Regulations for AD 15 grade officials of the European Communities. The Commission applies an equal opportunities policy.

The link to the on-line application at which you can find a full job description and the selection criteria is:

http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/personnel_administration/seniormanagementvacancies/CV_Encadext/index.cfm

If you encounter technical problems, please send an e-mail to:

ADMIN-MANAGEMENT-ONLINE@ec.europa.eu

The closing date for application is 19 October 2007. On-line application will not be possible after 12.00 noon, Brussels time.

The closing date for application is 19 October 2007.

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